Re: Slow device creation + procfs overflows

Mike <[email protected]> Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:50:36 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.linux.drivers.vlan
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I have tested with both 2.4 and 2.6 kernels (debian) and the problem is 
persistent. The other issue with 'can't create proc entry' goes away 
with 2.6 which I attribute to reworked procfs and such, but the device 
creation speed seems to be elusive.



Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:37:45 -0800
> Mike Ireton <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Howdy,
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>>     I've noted two problems which I am not sure weather or not are 8021q 
>> specfic, but google doesn't seem to have any similar mailing list 
>> posting documenting these issues.
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>>     
> 2.4 has major device scaling problems. Don't use it with > 20 devices
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